Mohave County miner., 1887-12-31


fuse, went out one end Of the tunnel and
Portillos entered at the other end, un.
conscious of any danger. When just
abreast Of the charge II exploded. injurins
the unfortunate man internally and caus.
ing compound fracture Of the right leg
The poor fellow fingered until last satur'
day, when death put an end to his suffer.
ings.-Cliiton Clarion.
o:LA COUNTY.
Copper mines will now be In demand
Globe district can show raore good copper
mines and prospects than any other dis
trict In the Southwest, and the fact should
be brought to the attention OF mining
men and capitalists in the East.
One Of the McMillen group Of mines,
the Hannibal, has lately shown substan'
,ial signs of improvement, conclusivel,
proving that the grand mineral ledge on
which 1t and many other mines are
located is destined TO be one Of the fore.
most producers OF silver when sufficiently
opened. More light has been brough,
into the construction OF the vein lately
than for years past, and apparently with
good resuits.--Belt.
PIMA COUNTY.
The Dolly Warden is down l50 feet with
two drifts. One is in 35 feet and the
other 80, with fine body OF ore in both
shafts and drifts.
The Picacno mine Is being worked by
Wores & Choate. They are twenty feet
below the old workings and good ore il
coming in at the bottom of the shaft.
Twenty-eight men are a. work on the
Total Wreck mine and a thousand tons oI
ore on the dump indicates the character
OF the treasures In the vein below.
Parties in from the Cababi district re.
port chlori'ling progressing. The Uni
versi'y mine, belonging to DR.. J. C.
Handy. is being chlorided and good orr
is being taken from the DRIFT. which il
being driven In rich vein.
The shaft Of the Liberty mine is down
sixty feet. A drift Of fifteen feet has
been made on the vein. which Is two fee,
wide, with rich streaks Of from four to ter
inches, from which they are chloridins
and making shipments OF good ore.
From the Conqueror, which is dowr
forty feet, the same character OF ore il
being taken as from the Liberty, as it il
on the same vein.-Tucson Star.
MARIcoPA COUNTY.
We have seen sample Of ore from {
ledge discovered by Mr.. c. Fl. Gray, IL
The mountains on the road to Florence
the exact location Of which is not ye
public. 1t bears strong evidence Of be
ing rich in silver. and will probably yielt
not less than 800 per ton.
To the south Of Phoenix some eighty o.
ninety miles there are said to be i'm
mense bodies Of high grade galena.
is we'll to keep track Of such rich leac
mines as exist in Arizona. Lead is quotet
at 8 ITO, but its value may increase a
any time.
Assessment work is being prosecuted
vigorously on nearly all legitimate claims
in the Cave Creek district, and prospect,
are encouraging. Maj. Ingalls, has re
ceived instructions from Denver to put 4
force Of men on the Chautauqua, yellow
Jacket and Live Yankee groups. These
properties are now on the Denver ant
New York markets.
Mr.. j. B. Watkins, Of Tonto, tells ut
that a party of gentlemen, including 9
mining expert from Tombstone, have
gone up to the Green Valley district te
inspect the Golden Wonder mine, the
property Of Messrs. Burchard & Chilson
The Golden Wonder is bonded for $35, 900
and there 10 every probability that it viii
be made productive in the near future.
Formerly great quantity of placer gold
was taken from the districts OF La Paz
and Ehrenberg, in Arizona, in the Colo
RADIO river. There is no mistaking the
richness OF these diggings, but the scare.
ity of water renders the working OF them
almost an impossibility, and various plans
have been adopted to supplying water
but as yet without success. Mr.. J. II.
Burger has iist returned from that dis,ric,
and has five or six nuggets worth $40 and
some finer gold worth s85. Two-thirds
Of the district have not been touched, be
cause water can not be had. II com.
pany could hoist water from the Colorado
and pipe it over the district SUCCESS would
be certain Herald.
YUMA COUNTY.
Alcario Casares has purchased the
Flora mine from Henry Goldwater.
Affidavit of assessment work on the
Pocahontas mine has been recorded.
A. Frank and Henry Goldwater have
sold the Maraquitta mine to J. Traves.
Abraham Frank has gone up TO his
mines near Empire Flat. The gold mill
on the mines will probably start up this
month.
The Rover mine, owned by Judge A.
Ringwaid, has opened up rich vein OF
ore. The find was made last week, and
We hope it will develope large body OF
metal Sentinel.
Consumption surely Cured.